UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 21, 2004
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                               PC Connection, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        0-23827                                         02-0513618
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


Rt. 101A, 730 Milford Road Merrimack, NH                03054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (603) 683-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 21, 2004, PC Connection,  Inc.  announced its financial  results
for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2004.  The full text of the press release
issued in connection with the  announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.

     The  information  in this Form 8-K  (including  Exhibit  99.1) shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange  Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section,
nor  shall it be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in any  filing  under the
Securities  Act of 1933 or the Exchange  Act,  except as expressly  set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c) Exhibits

            The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be
            furnished, and not filed:

            99.1      Press Release issued by PC Connection, Inc. on October
                      21, 2004.


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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:    October 21, 2004               REGISTRANT

                                        PC CONNECTION, INC.

                                        By:Patricia Gallup
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                                           Patricia Gallup
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press Release issued by PC Connection, Inc. on October 21, 2004.


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